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UNITED STATES AUGUSTUS S. GUB-RIER, )F HILLSBOROUGH, ILL, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS PAT NT OFFICE- TO JOHN T. MADDUX AND GEORGE W. PAISLEY, QF SAME PLACE.

FIRE-ESCAPE.

I SPECIFICATION forming part of. Letters PatentNo 292,414, dated January 22, 1884. Application filed April 10, 1883. No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, AUGU'sTUs S. CURRIER, of Hillsborough, in the county of Montgomery and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Fire-Escapes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a front View; Fig. 2, a side view; Fig. 3, a View illustrating a manner of securing the rail or track to the building. Fig. 4

is an enlarged horizontal section taken on line 4. 4, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a similar view taken on line 5 5, same figure, looking upward.

My invention relates to that class of fireescapes wherein a box or cage is made to move up and down the side of a building; and my invention consists in points of novelty hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in theclaims.

.Referring to the drawings, A represents the side of a building, and B a T-rail secured thereto. The rail may be secured in any suitable way; but I prefer to secure it, especially in stone and brick buildings, by means of plates 0; built into the wall, (see Fig. 3,) having projections O, which fit holes'in the rail, and riveted therein, as shown in said figure. The plates may be placed suitable distances apart, as may be required, to hold the rail sufficiently secure.

D represents a box or cage, made of any suitable material and of any suitable construction,which is made fast to the rail (so as to be moved up and down thereon) by the following means:

shown, and to the lower ends of the arms F are j ournaled friction-wheels F F, which work F and G are connected by strengthening-braces I. (See bottom View, Fig. '5.)

J J represent rollers secured to the inner lower corners of g the box, which bear against the building to assist in guiding the box. They are journaled to inward-projecting arms J. (SeeFig. 4.)

K represents a hoisting and lowering rope, secured by one end to the box, and passing up over pulley or pulleys L, made fast at or near the top of the building, and from there down to the ground or pavement. The box may be raised and lowered by hand, or any other suitable power, and when not in use may be supported beneath the cornice of the building. A building may be supplied with any desired number of them. I prefer to place them between a pair of windows, as shown.

The arms E may be duplicated, if desired. 7

as set forth.

2. In a fire-escape, the single rail or track B, made fast to the building by plates 0, having necks or projections O, which are inserted in openings of the rail and riveted therein, in combination with the box D, connected to the rail so as to be moved vertically thereon, substantially asset forth.

AUGUSTUS S. CURR-IER.

Witnesses:

F. H. LARRABEE, GEO. L. WARREN. 

